Identifying one or more relevant social networks for one or more collaboration artifacts

Abstract

Methods, products, apparatus, and systems may provide for identifying a set of users associated with one or more collaboration artifacts. Additionally, a set of networks including a plurality of candidate social networks may be identified. Moreover, a relationship strength may be determined between the set of users associated with the one or more collaborations artifacts and each of the candidate social networks to identify one or more relevant social networks from the candidate social networks. Determining the relationship strength may include calculating a similarity metric. In addition, at least one member affiliated with the one or more relevant social networks may become aware of the collaboration artifact.

We claim: 
     
       1. A computer program product comprising:
 a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; and 
 computer usable code stored on the computer readable storage medium, wherein when the computer usable code is executed by a processor, the computer usable code causes a computer to: 
 identify a set of users associated with at least one collaboration artifact; 
 identify a set of networks including a plurality of candidate social Internet or intranet networks; and 
 calculate a similarity metric between the set of users associated with the at least one collaboration artifact, the at least one collaboration artifact comprising at least a work product that enables cooperation between two or more users, and each of the candidate social Internet or intranet networks to identify at least one relevant social Internet or intranet network from the candidate social Internet or intranet networks, 
 wherein at least one member affiliated with the at least one relevant social Internet or intranet network is to become aware of the at least one collaboration artifact. 
 
     
     
       2. The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein the computer usable code, when executed, further causes a computer to calculate the similarity metric by a Jaccard Index. 
     
     
       3. The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein the computer usable code, when executed, further causes a computer to sort each of the candidate social Internet or intranet networks based on the similarity metric to identify the at least one relevant social Internet or intranet network from the candidate social Internet or intranet networks. 
     
     
       4. The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein the computer usable code, when executed, further causes a computer to select at least one of the candidate social Internet or intranet networks based on the similarity metric to identify the at least one relevant social Internet or intranet network from the candidate social Internet or intranet networks. 
     
     
       5. The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein the computer usable code, when executed, further causes a computer to automatically notify the at least one member about the at least one collaboration artifact. 
     
     
       6. A computer program product comprising:
 a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; and 
 computer usable code stored on the computer readable storage medium, wherein when the computer usable code is executed by a processor, the computer usable code causes a computer to: 
 identify a set of users associated with at least one collaboration artifact; 
 identify a set of networks including a plurality of candidate social Internet or intranet networks; and 
 determine a relationship strength between the set of users associated with the at least one collaboration artifact, the at least one collaboration artifact comprising at least a work product that enables cooperation between two or more users, and each of the candidate social Internet or intranet networks to identify at least one relevant social Internet or intranet network from the candidate social Internet or intranet networks. 
 
     
     
       7. The computer program product of  claim 6 , wherein the computer usable code, when executed, further causes a computer to calculate a similarity metric between the set of users associated with the at least one collaboration artifact and each of the candidate social Internet or intranet networks to determine the relationship strength. 
     
     
       8. The computer program product of  claim 6 , wherein the computer usable code, when executed, further causes a computer to:
 sort each of the candidate social Internet or intranet networks based on the relationship strength to identify the at least one relevant social Internet or intranet network from the candidate social Internet or intranet networks; and 
 select at least one of the candidate social Internet or intranet networks based on the relationship strength to identify the at least one relevant social Internet or intranet network from the candidate social Internet or intranet networks. 
 
     
     
       9. The computer program product of  claim 6 , wherein the computer usable code, when executed, further causes a computer to:
 enable at least one member affiliated with the at least one relevant social Internet or intranet network to become aware of the at least one collaboration artifacts; and 
 automatically notify the at least one member about the at least one collaboration artifact. 
 
     
     
       10. The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein the computer usable code, when executed, further causes a computer to calculate the similarity metric by a Dice Coefficient. 
     
     
       11. The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein the work product is selected from a group consisting of a document, an instant message, a chat, an e-mail, a file, and a post. 
     
     
       12. The computer program product of  claim 6 , wherein the work product is selected from a group consisting of a document, an instant message, a chat, an e-mail, a file, and a post.